# Create a smartboard

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Click on the ***New Smartboard*** icon, and give it a title. A blank page will appear, your *Smartboard* is ready to be born.

#### <mark style="background-color:green;">There are three ways to add items to a</mark> <mark style="background-color:green;"></mark>*<mark style="background-color:green;">Smartboard</mark>*<mark style="background-color:green;">:</mark>

## 1. Add items directly from the *Explore* part

By clicking on the action button (the three dots aligned vertically) of an element in the *Explore* section, you can add you item to your Smartboard.

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Your item will appear at the end of your smartboard and you can move or resize it.

## 2. Add items with the + button

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At the top right of your smartboard page, you will find the **+** button highlighted here in yellow, which will allow you to add blocks. A drop-down menu will appear, where you can choose the section you want to add.

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<mark style="background-color:green;">**Click on the following links to create the section of your choice.**</mark>

| <p><a href="/pages/CGyfXHzI0T6z2sVSleLI"><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Timeline</strong></mark></a><br>Shows the evolution of a <em>Topic</em> activity. Useful for comparing topics, competitors, or networks.</p> | ![](/files/lXiBF9IG1yyHXwhbzVuc) |
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| <p><a href="/pages/OYOU7l9pBDuUdgg4hU9r"><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Count</strong></mark></a><br>Quantitative datas about your <em>Topic</em>.</p>                                                               | ![](/files/iUt5CEWk0xuaiHLjNuJE) |
| <p><a href="/pages/UGacUQx7VSQ6Fi0o9EDL"><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Posts/Users/Articles</strong></mark></a><br>Review of posts, users or articles.</p>                                                          | ![](/files/ZLSBk4H2I2vq4B5rVNNA) |
| <p><a href="/pages/QcDFHjjTJ3jC9YKoo5gL"><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Cloud</strong></mark></a><br>The word cloud highlights what is the most discussed within your <em>Topic</em> .</p>                           | ![](/files/JlHN0PjCNXz9AeDGPO0q) |
| <p><a href="/pages/g48aZSpUABjraOHcINW7"><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Table</strong></mark></a><br>The table allows you to get a more detailed view of hashtags, expressions, countries etc.</p>                   | ![](/files/5iL7TuceTAmiTsB6diB1) |
| <p><a href="/pages/PHk17UQ9osWqryVv4iKd"><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Bar chart</strong></mark></a><br>The bar chart is used to make comparisons between topics, sub-topics and/or social networks.</p>            | ![](/files/CVtO4muXOgmY1MXbkn8t) |
| <p><a href="/pages/0RnUGcjUbsSWuxPIh9d9"><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Pie chart</strong></mark></a><br>The pie chart is an automatic graph giving you a share of voice.</p>                                        | ![](/files/SkB9UQMHYdtYGYKkYDoS) |
| <p><a href="/pages/GYp2CYQbDMP4jRQUqMB7"><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Text</strong></mark></a></p><p>Used to add comments, analysis, titles etc.</p>                                                               | ![](/files/vF37M4pbfOqEbU9Uqdmn) |
| <p><a href="/pages/C3ZZAPOowZFdSFqcdcxs"><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Separator</strong></mark></a><br>Used to organize your smartboard with titles.</p>                                                           | ![](/files/Y8TXJb9zr2EXtTu7DViM) |
| <p><a href="/pages/FuL6HSIguSI5hodLKq53"><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Image</strong></mark></a><br>Images or logos can be added to your smartboard.</p>                                                            | ![](/files/OsDxRPRMpfI6Nx1Mr7H1) |

## 3. Clone an existing smartboard.

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It is possible to **clone a smartboard** from the page gathering all the *Smartboards*, by clicking on the action button (three vertically aligned dots) and then on *clone*. Then, you can modify the associated topics in each block to adapt it to another subject. (See section [Modify a smartboard](/platform-guide/smartboards/edit-a-smartboard.md)).


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